mayson76
04-06-08, 22:48
Hi All.
I have been for my smear test this afternoon, which is bad enough, but now I am worrying more than I was before.
When I had my last smear 3 years ago, the doctor told me that I had a cervical erosion, I was hoping that when I got there today the nurse would tell me that it had gone, but when she first started the test, she said that I had blood on my cervix, this was before she had even touched it. I began to get really anxious and she said that I still have the erosion, and asked me if I get spotting or do I bleed after intercourse, I told her that I don't and as I am mid cycle I cannot understand why there was blood on my cervix.
She then said that she would do the smear using the new kind of test (liquid based cytology). This made me abit panicky as I have only ever had the other kind of smear.
She used a small brush type thing to gather the cells, and then she stirred the brush in a little pot that contained a clear liquid, and as she was stirring it , it went a red colour, which she said was because i had bled during the test.
She then passed me a tissue to wipe myself, and there was quite a bit of blood on the tissue, which has now stopped.
I then began to ramble on asking her all different questions, does she think my cervix looked normal?, has she seen an erosion like mine before?, is it common for women to bleed when having a smear? etc etc etc.
She told me to wait and see what the results say, and that will take about 8 weeks.
I am really anxious about all of this.
I had abnormal cells in 1999, and had them treated after my second daughter was born in 2000, then for 5 years after I had to have yearly smears, and they were all ok, but I have never bled while having one, as far as I can remember. I am now back to having them every 3 years.
I am so sorry that this post is so long, but I was wondering if any of you have experienced the bleeding, or an erosion, or had one of these new liquid based smear tests, and what the colour of the liquid was after she put the cells into it.
I appreciate any replies, and thanks for reading.
Sara
I have been for my smear test this afternoon, which is bad enough, but now I am worrying more than I was before.
When I had my last smear 3 years ago, the doctor told me that I had a cervical erosion, I was hoping that when I got there today the nurse would tell me that it had gone, but when she first started the test, she said that I had blood on my cervix, this was before she had even touched it. I began to get really anxious and she said that I still have the erosion, and asked me if I get spotting or do I bleed after intercourse, I told her that I don't and as I am mid cycle I cannot understand why there was blood on my cervix.
She then said that she would do the smear using the new kind of test (liquid based cytology). This made me abit panicky as I have only ever had the other kind of smear.
She used a small brush type thing to gather the cells, and then she stirred the brush in a little pot that contained a clear liquid, and as she was stirring it , it went a red colour, which she said was because i had bled during the test.
She then passed me a tissue to wipe myself, and there was quite a bit of blood on the tissue, which has now stopped.
I then began to ramble on asking her all different questions, does she think my cervix looked normal?, has she seen an erosion like mine before?, is it common for women to bleed when having a smear? etc etc etc.
She told me to wait and see what the results say, and that will take about 8 weeks.
I am really anxious about all of this.
I had abnormal cells in 1999, and had them treated after my second daughter was born in 2000, then for 5 years after I had to have yearly smears, and they were all ok, but I have never bled while having one, as far as I can remember. I am now back to having them every 3 years.
I am so sorry that this post is so long, but I was wondering if any of you have experienced the bleeding, or an erosion, or had one of these new liquid based smear tests, and what the colour of the liquid was after she put the cells into it.
I appreciate any replies, and thanks for reading.
Sara